Uruguay vs Cape Verde Islands, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE
Overview
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Uruguay vs Cape Verde Islands — Worldcup at Hard Rock Stadium.
- Uruguay 3 games · 2 pts (2026/26)
- Cape Verde Islands 3 games · 3 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Espen Eskas (Norway)
- Assistant 1 Jan Erik Engan
- Assistant 2 Isaak Bashevkin
4 games this season
🟨 4.3/game
⚽ 14.0 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Czechia | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Canada | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Qatar | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Brazil | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | Morocco | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Scotland | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Haiti | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | United States | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Australia | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | Paraguay | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | Turkey | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Germany | 3 | 6 |
| 18 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 6 |
| 19 | Ecuador | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | Curacao | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Netherlands | 3 | 7 |
| 22 | Japan | 3 | 5 |
| 23 | Sweden | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Belgium | 3 | 5 |
| 26 | Egypt | 3 | 5 |
| 27 | Iran | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Spain | 3 | 7 |
| 30 | Cape Verde Islands | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | France | 3 | 9 |
| 34 | Norway | 3 | 6 |
| 35 | Senegal | 3 | 3 |
| 36 | Iraq | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Argentina | 3 | 9 |
| 38 | Austria | 3 | 4 |
| 39 | Algeria | 3 | 4 |
| 40 | Jordan | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | Colombia | 3 | 7 |
| 42 | Portugal | 3 | 5 |
| 43 | Congo DR | 3 | 4 |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | England | 3 | 7 |
| 46 | Croatia | 3 | 6 |
| 47 | Ghana | 3 | 4 |
| 48 | Panama | 3 | 0 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
Season Stats
| Uruguay | Cape Verde Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| #31 | Position | #30 |
| 2 | Points | 3 |
| 3 | Played | 3 |
| 0 / 2 / 1 | W / D / L | 0 / 3 / 0 |
| 3 | Scored | 2 |
| 4 | Conceded | 2 |
| -1 | GD | +0 |
| 0.67 | PPG | 1.00 |
| 0% | Win % | 0% |
Key Stats
100%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
H2H (1 games)
100%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Uruguay this season
Uruguay this season
50%
Clean Sheets
Cape Verde Islands this season
Cape Verde Islands this season
Uruguay are 31st (2 pts). Cape Verde Islands are 30th (3 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Uruguay
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Cape Verde Islands
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/2
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Uruguay
| Maximiliano Araujo | 2 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Hard Rock Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Uruguay and Cape Verde Islands.
- 5' Sidny Lopes Cabral picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 10' Uruguay are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Cape Verde Islands's 4-1-4-1 shape.
- 15' Uruguay are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 20' Rodrigo Bentancur is having his name booked by the referee on 20.
- 21' GOAL! Kevin Pina fires home to make it 0-1!
- 26' Uruguay are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cape Verde Islands backline.
- 31' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 36' Jamiro Monteiro has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 298 appearances.
- 41' Cape Verde Islands looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Kevin Pina scoring 1 goals.
- 44' Against the run of play, Maximiliano Araujo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 46' The Cape Verde Islands manager makes a substitution. Telmo Arcanjo departs to be replaced by Deroy Duarte.
- 51' Agustin Canobbio puts Uruguay on the lead.
- 56' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 58' The referee has no hesitation. Mathias Olivera is booked for Uruguay — card on 58.
- 59' Another substitution for Cape Verde Islands to replace Gilson Tavares by Nuno Da Costa on 59 minute.
- 61' Against the run of play, Helio Varela has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 66' Uruguay started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 66.
- 70' Uruguay manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nicolas de la Cruz is hanging Manuel Ugarte on the field on 70 minute.
- 75' It’s high time Bubista made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 80' Yannick Semedo is replacing Jamiro Monteiro for the Cape Verde Islands side.
- 82' The Uruguay manager makes a substitution. Maximiliano Araujo departs to be replaced by Brian Rodriguez.
- 87' It looks like no one’s ball. Uruguay is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 90' Cape Verde Islands player sees a card in front of him.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
Lineups
Uruguay Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 8
- 6
- 16
- 23
- 13
- 25
- 5
- 14
- 3
- 20
-
21
Federico Vinas ↓ Darwin Nunez 70'
Bench
- 1
- 19
- 24
-
18
Brian Rodriguez ↑ 82'
- 17
-
9
Darwin Nunez ↑ 70'
- 11
-
7
Nicolas de la Cruz ↑ 70'
- 22
- 15
- 12
- 2
Coach
Marcelo Bielsa
Cape Verde Islands Lineups
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 13
- 22
-
6
Kevin Pina ↓ Laros Duarte 70'
- 10
-
11
Garry Rodrigues ↓ Helio Varela 59'
-
18
Telmo Arcanjo ↓ Deroy Duarte 46'
-
9
Gilson Tavares ↓ Nuno Da Costa 59'
- 20
Bench
- 12
- 23
- 2
- 5
- 24
- 25
- 8
-
14
Deroy Duarte ↑ 46'
-
15
Laros Duarte ↑ 70'
-
16
Yannick Semedo ↑ 80'
- 7
- 17
- 19
-
21
Nuno Da Costa ↑ 59'
-
26
Helio Varela ↑ 59'
Coach
Bubista
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Agustin Canobbio | 1 |
| Maximiliano Araujo | 1 |
| Kevin Pina | 1 |
| Helio Varela | 1 |
Head to Head
Uruguay Form
Cape Verde Islands Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.06
Uruguay xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17
Cape Verde Islands xG
I would bet for:
Uruguay or Cape Verde Islands 69% + Under 2.5 goals 62%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.23
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 87% |
|
13% |
| ± 1.5 | 65% |
|
35% |
| ± 2.5 | 38% |
|
62% |
| ± 3.5 | 19% |
|
81% |
| ± 4.5 | 8% |
|
92% |
Double Chance
Uruguay or Draw
66%
Draw or Cape Verde Islands
65%
Uruguay or Cape Verde Islands
69%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Uruguay win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
13.1%
0 – 1
11.3%
1 – 0
10.2%
1 – 2
7.5%
0 – 2
7%
2 – 1
6.8%
2 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
3%
0 – 3
2.7%
3 – 1
2.5%
Asian Handicap — Uruguay
| Handicap | Uruguay covers | Push | Cape Verde Islands covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -2 | 4% | 9% | 87% |
| -1.5 | 13% | — | 87% |
| -1 | 13% | 19% | 69% |
| -0.5 | 31% | — | 69% |
| +0.5 | 64% | — | 36% |
| +1 | 64% | 21% | 16% |
| +1.5 | 84% | — | 16% |
| +2 | 84% | 11% | 5% |
| +2.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
Clean Sheet
Uruguay keeps clean sheet
32%
✓
Cape Verde Islands keeps clean sheet
35%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.